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LEVY OF SERVICE TAX ON EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS FROM FOREIGN BRANCH OF AN INDIAN BANK

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1. Service tax authorities, of late, have been issuing notices to various borrowers of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB’s) from foreign branches of Indian banks and holding them liable to pay <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:_gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’, ‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’]);” href=”http://www.taxmann.net/STOnlineWeb/NewHomePage/Home.aspx?pId=160″>Service tax</a> from September 10, 2004 under section 65(12)(a)(ix) of the Finance Act, 1994 which covers ECBs. According to the … Read more

1031 EXCHANGE

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<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Why Do a 1031 Exchange? Investors can trade up, consolidate, diversify, leverage or relocate their investments and not be penalized by having to pay either capital gains or recapture (the amount deducted while owning the property is taxable if the property is sold). … Read more

Dbet Relief Options – What is a Specialized Debt Management Program?

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Normal / traditional debt management program is designed for those people who have debts that are exceeded their repayment capability. Traditional debt management normally works hand-in-hand with credit counseling to help the debtors to resolve their debt issues. But there is another specialized debt management program which dedicated for people who have good credit. If … Read more

Can President Barack Obama Give Us Our Financial Freedom?

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When President Barack Obama took his position as the President of the United States, it was very refreshing for a lot of us.  One of the reasons we were happy to have President Obama as our President was simply because we were looking for our troops to finally come home and the war to be … Read more